Bag holder



Dec.

J. PERSON BAG HOLDER Filed April 5, 1924 2 Sheets-$heet 1 Dec. 16, 1924.

1,519,698 J. PERSON BAG HOLDER File'd til 3, 1924 8 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVE/Y 7-0/7. Jon/v P151750.

Patented Dec. 16,

JOHN PERSON, 011' To all whom "it may Be it known that MOE-A, MINNESOTA.ASSIGNOE Q39 ONE-HALF T0 BROTHER SOLMON- son, or none,

BAG HOLDER.

Application filed April 3,

l, Jorin Pnnson, citizen of the United States, residing at More, in thecounty of Kanabec and State of himhereby declare the and useful Holders;and I do following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to a bag holder of the type adapted t sacks sothat be held in open sired contents.

0 hold fabric or other the mouth of said sacks will position to receivethe de- It is an object of this invention to provide a simple andefficient structure of bag holder adapted to hold bags of various sizes,

both in circumference and length.

It is a further ob ect of the invention to provide such a bag holdercomprising oppositely disposed curved arms adapted to hold the bag,which arms are resiliently held in position and adjustable vertically ona standard secured to a suitable base.

It is also an ob ect of the invention to provide such a plate disposedtioned at the rear of material thereinto, which plate,

is adjustable as to These and other of the invention will be bag holdingmeans having a thereon adapted to be posithe bag mouth to directpreferably, size.

objects and advantages fully set forth in the following description madein connection with the accompanying drawings in which like referencecharacters refer to the same parts throughout the different views, andin which,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of the device showing a bag in dottedlines in position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a line 22 of rows, shown on Fig. 1,

horizontal section taken on the as indicated by the aran enlarged scaleFig. 3 is a partial View in rear elevation of the standard used;

Fig. 4 is a view in rear elevation of the adjustable plate used;

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation as seen from the right of Fig. 6 is atop p T" Fig. 4,

lan view of the device,

taken on the Fig. 8 is a vertical section taken on the line 88 of Fig.6, both as indicated by the arrows; Figs. 3 to 7 being shown on a largerscale than Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the device comprises a base 1 which may bemade of various forms but which is shown as comprising spaced members 1between which extend the boards 1 secured thereto to form a platform.The bracket 2 is secured adjacent the rear edge of the base 1substantially centrally thereof by screws or other suitable means, and astandard 3 is bolted to the brackets 2 and rises vertically therefrom.While the standard 3 will be made in various forms, in the embodiment ofthe invention illustrated, the same is shown as of channel shape withthe side flanges of the channel projecting rearwardly. The sides of saidchannel are formed with upwardly directed ratchet teeth 3 spacedthroughout the upper part of the standard. A cross bar or cross head ais provided which may be of any suitable desired shape but which, in theembodiment of the invention illustrated, is also shown as of channelshape, the horizontal flanges of the channel projecting forwardly. Saidchannels are provided with an opening centrally thereof adapted toreceive the channel or standard 8 so that the ci'osshead is verticallyslidablc on said standard. The member 4-. has a pair of ears 4iprojecting rearwardly from its web between which is pivoted a lugprojecting forwardly from the curved pawl 55, said pawl having anupwardly extending portion 5 forming a handle and being normally pressedto engaging position with one of the teeth 3" by a compression coiledspring 6 fitting over a projection on said pawl and a short projectionon the rear of member a. it will thus be seen that the pawl 5 holds thecross head a in various vertical positions. The standard 3 is alsoprovided with a plurality of spaced holes 3 disposed centrally of itsweb which are adapted to receive stop members which may take the form ofcotter pins 7 disposed above and below the member 4 and forming stopstherefor. Adjacent each end of the member 4:, headed pivot pins 8 extendthrough the flanges thereof and form the pivots for hubs 9v of a pair oflevers having their forward portions formed as curved fiat members 9.The members 9 are oppositely disposed with their concave sides facingeach other and are carried at their rear endsby downwardly projectingportions 9 depending from hubs 9 The hubs 9 also have rearwardlyprojecting arms 9 extending therefrom which have their rear endsapertured and connected bya tension therein at each side in any one ofwhich the respective pivots 8 may be disposed so that the hubs 9 will bedisposed in different positions,thus positioning the arms 9 fordifferent sized bags. The arms 9 are stopped in their movement towardeach other by stop pins 13, there being one pin for each arm, and saidpins being adapted to be disposed in anyone of a plurality of holes 14formed in parallel ribs 4- projecting from the rear of the web of member4, there being one of said ribs adjacent each end of said member. Aframe 4 of substantially triangular shape projects rearwardly andcentrally from the rear of the web of cross head and said frame has arib 4! extending centrally thereof at right angles to the length of thecross head at, which rib is disposed in a vertical plane and providedwith a pair of slots 4 The spring 10 is adapted to be pressed into saidslots, the edges of said slots formed by the rib 4 entering between theconvolutions of said spring, as shown in Fig. 6. Disposed infront of thecross head i and the inner ends of arms 9 is a plate form ed of sections15 and 16, the sections 16 hav ing inturned flanges 16 at its top andbottom adjacent one end forming a guidewav in which plate 15 slides. Thesections 15 and 16 each have secured thereto by rivets or other suitablemeans, downwardly extending hooks 17, which hooks are adapted to bereceived in'one of a plurality of holes 18 formed in the flanges ofcross head l. The cross head 4 hastongues 4 projecting forwardly fromand centrally from the flanges 'thereof to form a. backing for thecentral part of the plates 15 and 16.

In operation, the bag to be filled will be passed in the rear of theplatesl5 and 17 around the rear of one of the arms 9 and hooked over thesupporting hooks 9' thereon. The other side of the bag will now bepassed around the outside of the other arm 9. In order to easily placethe bag on the latter arm 9 without undue strain, the handle11 isgrasped and the arm 9 swung inwardly against the tension of spring'lO.There will now be sufficient slack in the bag for the same easily to bepassed around the outside of the arms and placed on the supporting hooks9 iVith the bag so placed, the arm is released and the mouth of the bagis then held in wide open position. the front side thereofextendingbetween the outer ends of arms 9. The handle 11. preferably ismade detachable so that it can be easily connected tothe end of eitherarm 9 to suit the convenience of a left-handed or right-handed operator.It will be understood that the pivots 8, in their hubs 9 will bedisposed in proper holes 12 to suit the size of the bag to be filled andthat the hooks 17 carrying plate sections 15'and 16 will becorrespondingly adjusted. After the bag is positioned on the arms 9,cross head't and said arms will be adjusted on standard 3 bymanipulation of the pawl"5 so that] the bottom of the bag just rests onthe base 1, as shown in Fig. 1. Grain, or other material can now beeasily and quickly placed in the bag, the plate 'formed by sections 15and 16 at the rear of the bag acting to direct the grain thereinto. Thearms 9 are tensioned by the spring 10 so that the bag continuously heldin tensioned and open position. If the hubs 9 are moved inwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6, the spring 10 will be disposed in theinner'slot t as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6,"so that the propertension will be had upon the arms 9. The tension of the arms 9 and 9 canbe adjusted by disposing the pin 13 in either one of the holes 14. Itwill be noted that the ratchet teeth 3 are directed upwardly so that thecrosshead d and the parts carried thereby can be raised by merely beinglifted or moved upwardly on standard 3, the same being held fromdownward movement by the pawl 5. The provision'of the stop members 7eliminates the possibility of jerking the cross head entirely off thestandard or of releasing the same to drop too far. When the bag has beenfilled the cross head can be quickly dropped to be out of the way duringthe bag tying operation. The cross head willv simply drop to the lowercotter pins '4'. The upperpins Twill be set so that when the cross headis again raisedit will. be in proper position for the next sack.

The ins 7 can of course beset to suit difp 7 ferent len ths of sacks.When the crosshead is lifted it may be necessary to hold the platform 1with the foot. By supporting the sack so it just reaches the platformthe same will fill properly at the corners and a shaking or lifting ofthe sack will be unnecessary. The holder is also out of the way duringthe filling operation. The pins 13 prevent undue tension in the bag whenit is engaged by arms 9. The triangular frame 4 adds rigidity andstrength to the structure as well as forming a support for the rib 4.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided asimple and stitcient structure of bag holder and one that can be easilyand quickly operated. The parts of the device are comparatively few andwhen assembled, the device has no tendency to become disarranged. Thedevice has been amply demonstrated in actual practice and found to bevery successful and efficient.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of applicants invention, Which, generallystated, consists in the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosedand defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A bag holding device comprising a standard, oppositely disposedcurved arms projecting therefrom disposed substantially in a horizontalplane with their concave sides toward each other, said arms beingoscillatable about vertical pivots, resilient means normally tending toswing said arms apart, a cross head carrying said pivots having twoseries of holes therethrough, a pivot for each arm being insertible indifferent holes of one series whereby the spacing of said arms may bevaried to suit different sized bags, and adjustable stops in said crosshead limiting the outward movement of said arms.

2. A bag holding device comprising a standard, a cross head secured toand extending at each side of said standard adjacent its upper end,levers pivoted in the ends of said cross head about vertical axes andhaving rearwardly projecting arms, a coiled tension spring connectingsait arms, said levers having oppositely curved arms projecting to thefront of said cross head and having their concave sides toward eachother, said cross head having means for mounting said levers indifferent positions, and means for holding said spring in flexedposition in certain positions of said levers.

3. A bag holding device comprising a standard, oppositely curved armsprojecting forwardly therefrom disposed substantially in a horizontalplane with their concave sides towards each other, said arms beingoscillatable about vertical pivots, resilient means normally tending toswing said arms apart, said pivots and arms being adjustable toward andfrom each other, and a material directing plate disposed in front ofsaid standard and the inner ends of said arms and extending between thelatter, said plate being adjustable as to length in accordance with theadjustment of said pivots and arms.

l. A bag holding device comprising a standard, a cross head adapted toslide vertically thereon and be held in different positions thereon,levers adjustably pivoted in said cross head at each side of saidstandard about vertical axes having rcarwardly projecting arms andhaving curved bag holding arms carried at their forward ends anddisposed in front of said standard, a spring connecting said rearwardlyprojecting arms, said cross head having a rearwardly projecting portionhaving spaced upwardly opening slots therein, said spring being adaptedto be disposed in said slots in flexed position in certain positions ofsaid levers.

5. A bag holding device comprising a standard, a cross head verticallyslidablc thereon, means for holding said cross head in differentpositions on said standard, a bag holding means carried on said crosshead, and stops on said standard above and below said cross headlimiting its upward and downward movement, said stops being arranged tobe disposed in difierent vertical positions.

6. A bag holding device comprising a base, a standard rising therefrom,a cross head comprising a channel member having its flanges projectingforwardly and horizontally, said flanges having alined aperturestherethrough receiving said standard, pivot pins extending through saidflanges at each side of and equidistant therefrom, levers havingintermediate hubs journaled on said pivots and disposed between saidflanges, said levers having arms projecting through openings in the webof said cross head, a tensile spring connecting said arms, stop meansfor limiting the movement of said arms under the influence of saidspring, and said levers having downwardly turned por tions forwardly ofsaid hubs from which extend forwardly fiat curved arms having theirconcave sides facing each other, said curved arms carrying bagsupporting hooks.

7. The structure set forth in claim 6, said standard being formed of achannel bar having its flanges projecting rearwardly and formed withratchet teeth, a pawl pivoted to the rear of said cross head adapted toco-act with said teeth, said standard having a plurality of spaced holesthrough the web thereof, and means disposed in said. holes above andbelow said cross head to limit the movement thereof.

8. The structure set forth in claim 6, said cross head having atriangular frame projecting from the rear thereof carrying an upstandingrib having slots therein in which said tensile spring is disposed andmay be held in various positions.

9. The structure set forth in claim 6, said stop means comprising pinsand said cross head having rearwardly projecting horizontal plates onits rear side having a plurality of spaced holes therethrough, in anyone of which said pins may be disposed" 10. A bag holding devicecomprising a base, a standard rising therefrom, a cross head verticallyslidable on and adapted to be held on said standard, oppositely curvedbag holding arms secured to said cross head and projecting forwardlytherefrom and a plate carried by said cross head and disposed in frontof said cross head and the inner ends of said arms and projecting abovethe latter.

11. The structure set forth in claim 10, said arms being adjustabletoward and from each other and said plate comprising laterallytelescoping sections, and means for supporting the same 7 invariouspositions whereby its width can be varied to suit the adjustment of saidarms.

12. A bag holding device comprising a standard having upwardly directedratchet a head in various positions, bag holding means 30 carried bysaid crosshead, and adjustable stops in said standard above and belowsaid cross-head to limit the movement of said crosshead whereby when abag is filled said handle lever may be operated to permit said crossheadto drop to said lower stop and slacken the top of the bag so that thesame may be tied. V 7

Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN PERSON.

